Quick Start Guide to Choosing Content Delivery Networks

Pete Prestipino
by Pete Prestipino 12 Jul, 2011
Quick Start Guide to Choosing Content Delivery Networks

Content delivery (or distribution) networks (CDN's) are computer systems which contain copies of data across several nodes of a network. The "nodes" of a distributed CDN are deployed in multiple locations - and often over several backbones. The nodes work together to satisfy end-user requests for content. CDN's work in the background to move content in an effort to optimize the content delivery process.

Optimization can take the form of reducing bandwidth costs, improving end-user performance (reducing page load times and improving user experience), or increasing global availability of content. If the website you are responsible for does not currently use a CDN but there is an obvious need,

Pete Prestipino
Pete Prestipino
Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.